Guitar Habits of Kirk Hammett

[@MusicisWin]

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[@jegs0615]

what happened to your finger? (referring to the cut on your left middle finger)

[@ChristosLouridas]

I was asking for this for a long time bro and you delivered thank you !!

[@conradfincher8876]

Music is Win HES ALIVE TYLER I JUST SAW HIM

[@Jinx-iw6zb]

Hey tyler do habits of dimebag darrell

[@stephenyin6711]

Music is Win To you own a wah pedal? If the answer is yes , than your there

[@hamzaraza2311]

1.WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! 2. e minor pentatonic 3. tremolo picking the high e all for fun I've always loved him

[@davidgarcia6796]

hamza Raza and harmonic minor...

[@vichosepu9220]

And b minor scale pull off

[@codythedoggo7671]

It's always e minor XD

[@martindumaraos3423]

4. Classic 22nd fret bends

[@andrejkelcik4133]

@@codythedoggo7671 E is the lowest note, play the lowest note for more metal

[@luluskywo]

Fun fact: That Creeping Death "Die!" riff was written by Kirk when he was 16, so even before he met Hetfield

[@luluskywo]

Aiden Macleod Yes just look "Kirk hammet guitar center" on youtube. He says it himself in the interview

[@C.N.A.C.]

Look up "Die by His Hand." It's an old Exodus demo from when Kirk was with them. The chorus uses the same riff. Also "Impaler" which uses the same riff as "Trapped under Ice."

[@marquesbrownlee6293]

Fun fact-dave mustaine wrote jump in the fire when he was 15. The whole song.

[@abraxian7090]

@@marquesbrownlee6293 Dave Mustaine wrote all of the Metallica songs when he was 1

[@VacantSpirit]

15

[@riley3902]

Habit #1 - Using The Wah Habit #2 - Using The Wah Habit #3 - Using The Wah Habit #4 - Using The Wah Habit #5 - Losing Phones

[@triabiscuit1494]

I don't get the last one.

[@mauhanoviardo]

it's probably in his hair lmak

[@felipeveiga5807]

You forget the most important habitantes use wah

[@noach9554]

Lol rip Hardwired solos 😂

[@codymccormick2613]

Lmaooooo. They gave him a lot of shit for that.

[@greigwilliamson6763]

Kirk hammet did have an impact on me when I was starting aswell. No matter what anyone says, he does have a place in a generation of guitar players.

[@stefanjankovic9075]

Greig Williamson He used to be a beast.The shit he gets is due to Metallica's post black album stuff and the fact that he has given up practicing.

[@reficul1984]

Kirk is still a beast. He just is burned out. Last good album was. And justice for all.

[@mdnblues]

He has arthritis in his left hand, im not surprised that he isnt as good as he was 30 years ago. Mustaine isnt as good as he was either.

[@leerobbo92]

LedSabbathQueenie Dave literally had to relearn the guitar all over again after nerve damage in his left arm/hand back in the early 00's, so he should get a bit of slack too. He's still playing crazy complex rhythm parts perfectly, and I thought his solos on Dystopia were pretty great: the one that starts around 3:10 of the title track is him, not Kiko, for instance.

[@leerobbo92]

OfficialGoodGuyJack Same for me when I first started, along with David Gilmour, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson. One thing I will say though: the more you play guitar, the more that Kirk is likely to fall to the wayside in terms of your influences. His melody in his early solos was impeccable, but they do become a bit samey, especially when you start looking into playing them for yourself. There's obviously nothing wrong with that, and the dude's sold 150 million albums or something so he's doing something right, but it's just an observation I've made in my learning journey. Someone like Randy Rhoads sticks around as someone I'd love to play like, since the very beginning, but my obsession with Kirk's playing fell off pretty quickly. I actually think more highly of James' playing and riffs than I do Kirk these days. I've come to appreciate someone like Marty Friedman a hell of a lot more, whereas he wasn't even on my radar when I first started.

[@emmywillow6599]

Not to mention Kirk wrote one of the most recognizable metal riffs of all time, Enter Sandman.

[@Thesongstaysthesame]

Emmy Rota and the creeping death break down riff! Let's not forget that gem!

[@VeilSideZ32]

Big Larry 8802 he wrote the creeping death breakdown at 16

[@TIMESEt04]

Aiden Macleod yea, I kind of agree with you on that

[@frank8534]

I agree when looking back but given 1990 it was the best metal out at the time

[@Walamonga1313]

Jack Rota Didn't they steal that from Excel?

[@oco2203]

This was very educational to WAHtch.

[@ehsansaeedi4124]

nice

[@Messier31NGC224]

Son of a butch

[@JacksonFuller457]

WAHt did you say?

[@starzgd5800]

Why

[@Teal_Jimmy]

StarzGD *WAHy

[@000MidnightSun]

Dude, thank you for this. Kirk is the reason I started playing guitar. All I learned was Metallica when I started and I still love them to this day. Hammett is one of the greatest of all time. You are absolutely right about his bluesy sort of playing. I love his solos because they are melodic and they tell a story, they're not just mindless wank. He writes catchy melodies and really puts feeling into his playing.

[@noopez_]

Talking about master of puppets main solo...

[@mihailostojanovic3201]

@@noopez_ written by Hetfield.

[@monicagaba2682]

@@mihailostojanovic3201 the sweep picking?

[@Johnnysmithy24]

Eh...

[@finnvanderbar3935]

@@monicagaba2682 what sweep picking?

[@OWitbroke]

A lot of people say Kirk is a cry baby, but I think they don't know wah-t they are talking about

[@kirkhammet5697]

I would say I'm actually very stWAHng.

[@aristotlefromebay]

WAHt the heck is it really Kirk WAHmet? Lmao (By the way I am not hating)

[@dipanjanbose4989]

That's really funny man😆😆😆😆🤘

[@NiceDumb]

best comment god

[@s0n4r56]

I see waht you did there

[@downtownjb100]

Fun fact: Kirk actually started digging deep into theory after Cliff died. Before the accident, Cliff was the musical genius, and Kirk leaned on his knowledge of music theory.

[@meli7493]

rip cliff

[@The_Last_Ninja]

So you’re saying when Kirk was taking lessons from Joe Satriani while Kirk was still in Exodus all the way through till Metallica Justice era, he never learnt musical theory from Satriani? I find that very hard to believe indeed. Fun Fact: Kirk Hammett was Joe Satriani’s very last student, the day after their last lesson Joe stopped teaching guitar and became a solo artist, the rest is history.

[@BionicBrady]

Ehv > Kirk

[@ruthlesstony2133]

​@BionicBrady two completely different genres and play styles. You cannot compare the two

[@Taxable_Trophy]

@popeleox1202so ajfa solos were all kirk ? Damn kirk is insane

[@coyotejohn3101]

Habits of Hetfield? Rhythm players don't get enough love.

[@michaelscaccia1454]

Downstrokes lol

[@jami1654]

Habits of hetfield: Habit 1: 00000000000000 Habit 2: power chords Habit 3: The Em chord

[@lancia-037]

@@jami1654 Habit 4: creating a mind-blowing riff in 5 seconds for a joke

[@seanfitzpatrick7878]

That wouldn't be a bad "habits of" video. It's by no means easy to do everything James is capable of.

[@ian6fx995]

why would you complain about james not being in a video that is about kirk?

[@themroogieboogieman6283]

Metallica and Kirks solos are what made me go and and buy a guitar years ago if it wasnt for them i might never of found my favourite past time

[@cheekii_breekii3001]

Aiden Macleod Of course someone mentions megadeth when someone says something about metallica

[@cheekibreeki623]

Aiden Macleod He's given credit. He wrote two songs on kill em all and co wrote the rest along with like 2 riffs on ride the lightning. And guess what? Metallica wrote master of puppets and and justice for all without Mustaine. Two of the greatest thrash albums of all time.

[@traze2963]

Cheeki Breeki megadeth and Metallica made me pick up the guitar

[@abhushan88]

Just came here to read the wah jokes

[@Krista1D]

Abhushan Rajbhandari same

[@jestle]

Abhushan Rajbhandari So did I, it's funny.

[@triabiscuit1494]

Me to

[@wesleyklomp8705]

Metal Morphine Wah the fuck are you talking about?

[@sheepwithcorpsepaint8710]

Waaah?

[@Evelina_412]

This entire video you say stuff like "He was..." "He played..." "He would do this..." as if he's dead or something. Just found that odd.

[@jimparaster8236]

Evelina999 He doesn't compose solos any more, so for this lesson's intents and purposes he is.

[@FunkyMonkey-ip4xy]

Elvina999 Yeah totally agree with you. Using the past tense was a bit off.

[@charlescampbell5894]

He's dead to me.

[@mutantkoffee]

Evelina999 the real Kirk died in a car accident in the 90's, while he was on drugs, the actual Kirk is a bot addicted to wah.

[@Manthatshott]

Glad someone else noticed

[@charlesgrey5838]

Habits of Dimebag Darrell!!

[@zacharykyle3257]

WE NEED THIS NOW

[@knutt8580]

Whammy

[@josephtenorio4382]

#1 getting shot

[@sataniccyanide6976]

Bit by Bit gaming - Minecraft and more! That didn't even have any real edge.

[@caseymather1957]

Charles Grey your wish has been granted

[@killerpeaches7]

Say Kirk Hammett.... watch all the trolls come out of their mom's basement to mock him. Laugh as Kirk heads to the bank in between world tours..... while the trolls go back to mom's basement.

[@charliefoxtrotthe3rd335]

He is the one who got me wanting to play guitar. After hearing the Ride The Lightning, I was there. Kirk has a special place in my life, as do all Metallica.

[@grip4804]

More like Wahbits of Kirk Hammet amirite guys haha im funny i swear idk y i dont have any friends

[@olivierpeartnoy]

Grip *Kirk Whammet

[@lukeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-1]

Lol

[@chrisarias4055]

Wah, pentatonic- there you go

[@dibaspratapbasnet478]

Chris Arias 😂😂😂😂

[@liquor8396]

Leo B I don't think you got the joke

[@LuciFernato]

Chris Arias nah, i think you mean Zakk Wylde😂😂😂

[@chrisarias4055]

Dimebag Darrell haha no, I would have made sure to add pinch harmonics first ha 😂

[@euge9235]

He uses phrygian and harmonic minors as well as natural minor, the pentatonic scale is what he first used in albums like kill em all, thats the typical stereotype and yes sadly he overuses blues licks but from time to time he does play other scale with other fancy licks, listen to AJFA and MOP solos, you'll see what Im talking about

[@andrewpappas9311]

This was awesome, dude, I'm a huge Metallica fan and Kirk and James (As well as Cliff) are huge influences on me. So in line with this, how about a Habits of James Hetfield?

[@eemilhilden4202]

Habits of Tony Iommi

[@nathansciarone5627]

YESS

[@benjaminsuggs4675]

Eemil Hilden YESS

[@kaiser7695]

Getting fingers cut off

[@marija.vujkov]

Yessss

[@ThePaJomaster]

Kirk was one of the reasons I started playing guitar! Thanks for this lesson Tyler!

[@tvd_2112]

Really loved the creeping death bridge PLAYS IT WRONG

[@nathansciarone5627]

completely 😆😆 wrong chord too

[@RichieHelf]

tvd_211 idk maybe its so he couldnt get copyrighted? Just a thought bc i really hope thats not what he thinks the riff is😂

[@thewisebread3653]

if he didn't want to get copyrighted he could of just sped it up or slowed it down @@RichieHelf

[@thewisebread3653]

either way I cringed at that

[@christianstewart9987]

Well at first he was just playing it an octave down, afterwards tho yes it kind of declined lol

[@spinkard7777]

Kirk is my favorite guitar player! Been waiting for this vid for a long time! Keep it up bud👍

[@jimmym6324]

Em pentatonic - check Whammy - check Wah - check attempted vocals - unchecked

[@yearginclarke]

You said it right bro. Alot of folks thinks he's just a straight up wah abuser, but I beg to differ. Like you said, he uses it to an awesome potential, the accentuations of his wah style, are very unique and identifiable to him. Anyone questioning me, listen to "The House Jack Built" for a great example of what I'm referring to. He didn't use it in the generic sense; he used it truly in his own style to great effect, in the context of the songs he featured it in.

[@pallbearer1175]

His solo on the Shortest Straw blew my mind when I first heard it

[@helladead]

kirk is honestly such a great guitarist and really inspired me to keep going with playing guitar.

[@leonm.burroughs4807]

I love this "habits of" series. Metallica is one of my all time favourites.

[@b_k_plays]

This is a really cool analysis of one of my favorite guitarists, and one of the idols of my youth as a guitar player. Am I the only one who is going to recognize Tyler absolutely nailing the Leper Messiah solo in the outro of this video? 🤘

[@eemilhilden4202]

Habits of Marty friedman

[@zacpettit6268]

I'm getting the Kirk Hammett wah for Christmas I'm really excited

[@masterofnuggets590]

Habits Of Kirk Hammett haters: talk shit on the youtube comments section because you'll NEVER be half as good as he is

[@mvbovids2]

Habits of Eric Johnson?

[@aliray1165]

Kantotero changing batteries because when they’re wrong the tone doesn’t bring you to the holy land

[@Koroar]

Great video man! But you forgot his most common habit: Being hated on by struggling, insecure wanna-be guitarists online! Keep practicing those power chords boys ;)

[@megatonhammer4723]

Like many others, been idolizing KH and ‘and justice for all....’ since the eighties and was always very inspired by his playing style and stage presence. Thank you for breaking it down so clearly!

[@nbeutler1134]

Habits of Brian May

[@reficul1984]

Noah Beutler yes I think Brian may is very underrated.

[@jodiiiiii]

Kirk is definitely my inspiration and favorite guitar player 🤘🤘

[@rodsrodrigo]

Habits Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth)

[@hinjurock]

Dude, Kirk uses the E natural minor (Aeolian mode), Phrygian and harmonic minor scales quite often as well, especially on the RTL, MOP and AJFA albums. He's also used various arpeggio shapes, symmetrical patterns, diminished scales and other licks quite a bit throughout his career.

[@sixfoursoul2538]

One the best Guitarist ever....Eric Clapton himself will even tell you this HABITS OF PRINCE .

[@lanemorrison5649]

I'm from the great Pacific Northwest, so I was extremely happy to get Jerry Cantrell's crybaby wah wah peddle!! Right on, Sweetness, love watching your videos!!

[@jessechalif2428]

3. tremolo picking 2. E aeolian and/or E harmonic minor 1. I forgot WAHt this one was....

[@dipendumukherjee4365]

This video is most important video for a guitarist who wanna create his own style or voice on guitar.....It helps me lot...

[@Dylanm94]

As soon as you played that harmonic minor scale I was like, yep, that's Hammett.

[@euge9235]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SOOO LONG... THANKS TYLER!!

[@allenhao_]

now do megadeth's best lead guitarist of all time, MARTY FRIEDMAN! like if you agree!

[@jcborges96]

I prefer Chris Poland.

[@Chrillin___]

Yes, Marty is a God.

[@glennlambson9923]

Jean Borges brah

[@mikehawkisb1g]

HaoHaoDeCarabao :D eh, its subjective

[@salmon445]

Dave! Dave! Dave! Dave! Dave!

[@roach3076]

I've been waiting for this video forever! Thanks Tyler

[@Maltino_Music]

Habits of Jimmy Fucking Page!!!

[@Maltino_Music]

Leo B Not really, he did a video about his tone, not his playing

[@divine4099]

That's right! He should make one

[@MsDavo123]

Despite all the criticism that Kirk receives he is an amazing composer maybe technically he is far from Satriani,Paul gilbert and so on but hands down he wrote the most melodic bluesy and inluential solos of all the times and i loved how you gave him respect in your video thanks!Btw hiw signature wah pedal would be fun to get one

[@Frest99]

Habits of Buckethead please!

[@swampybogard9368]

The man is too much of a genius, he has few habits, always surprises and experiments

[@bardsimpson1404]

@Jonathan Nielsen you forgot "is leagues ahead of everyone else"

[@colinclark1981]

kirk hammett is my favorite guitarist! he is the reason I picked up the guitar a few weeks ago

[@damage97]

Can you try maybe doing Alexi Laiho from the band Children of Bodom next, for your habits series?

[@jhanzen8562]

harvestingsorrow Alexi is amazing but I doubt very many people here listen to COB so I wouldn't count on it

[@aboutmonkey5471]

Yes!!

[@etienneallain9807]

Sweeping like a monster, alternate picking like a beast, drinking too much before live sessions... X)

[@SystemYTP]

This pedal looks amazing

[@HellbillyHalloween]

Do one on Jerry Cantrell

[@Malchotheracoon]

E minor pantatonic scale Blues scale Harmonic minor scale Wah pedal Double stops Tremolo picking James Hatfield influence Middle finger tapping All you need

[@metalmadness9760]

Habits of Randy Rhoads please

[@kybamclane9357]

Habits of Kirk Hammett: #1- WAH #2- Ascending or descending pentatonic licks #3- Lots of tremolo picking on high E string #4- Lots of alternate picking, and lots of hammer-ons and pull-offs #5- Lightning quick bends that make you hate your fingers for being so goddamn slow #6- Soft but fast vibrato #7- Tapping and whammy dives for fills #8- Flipping off the audience #9- Loosing I-phones #10- Not being able to figure out the notes in between

[@the.kristian.experience4689]

Kirk Hammet Rules: 1. USE WAH 2. Don't forget Rule 1 3. Don't break Rule 2

[@graceewaller6940]

Kirk Hammett is definitely one of my two favorite guitar players!!

[@felipebautistagorjon4169]

Do habits of dimbag darrell

[@FeckUpFearzy]

Felipe Bautista Gorjón Yuuuusss

[@koosh6876]

Felipe Bautista Gorjón ive tried to get his tone whammy pedal his signature wah a randal amp depends what album his pickup literally nails his tone and alot of flicking strings hammer ons and on finger slides

[@NEO-rp5et]

Felipe Bautista Gorjón OMG YES!

[@callumcolville9683]

Being dead

[@felipebautistagorjon4169]

fucking savage dude

[@palm0018]

It's just a pleasure to listen your playing.

[@mas_3330]

BB King and Clapton please!

[@nitishkumarbarick7228]

The harmonic minor instantly reminded me of Fade to Black

[@stefanjankovic9075]

If Metallica quit prior to Load he would have been remembered as a beast. Fact.

[@thebatman1482]

Stefan Jankovic Bleeding Me's solo and the outlaw torn's solo are among his best. Load Is underrated. Reload Is not as consistent although It has some jems, but load went totally over people's heads

[@stefanjankovic9075]

The Batman Tbh Unforgiven 3 solo is also powerful.

[@thebatman1482]

Stefan Jankovic I really love spit out the bone and dream no more on the last record, although some of his solos there are not as memorable since he improvised a lot

[@chrisbassartist4344]

I've been a diehard fan of Metallica since 1986-1987 so when the black album and of course the load albums came out I was one of the ones saying they sold out..but as I got older I respect them for branching out and experimenting and disregarding the critics..and if you go back and re-listen to it all they're great songs just not "thrash" and it kept them relevant..even St.Anger has some really great songs if you can get past the horrible production..if you're going to grow as a musician it helps to have an open mind

[@gamerxyouthubecamp9624]

There newest album kick serious ass!! So Kirk still killing it!!

[@70saintanger]

All jokes aside he is my mentor I love him everything about his style from when he was a kid until now

[@baconguy3394]

Would be cool if you did a video like this on Mustaine!

[@mikehart6193]

according to an interview i saw of Kirk Hammett, the Creeping Death riff was just something that he came out with while still learning how to play the guitar at 16 years old

[@leerobbo92]

Honestly, I'm dying for a Habits of Marty Friedman episode. I can't figure out his bends + pre-bends, I know that they're essential to his sound but I just can't figure them out!

[@leerobbo92]

Aiden Macleod I probably wouldn't have commented if I didn't know what a pre-bend is... I mean more about how and when he uses them. Often he'll do a pre-bend-release-full bend where it's difficult to get the right tone or attack on the string (his picking style doesn't help, at all), or he'll throw a pre-bend into the middle of a lightning fast run without losing speed. I want to know why I can tell when it's Marty doing a bend/pre-bend, and why he sounds different from guys like Vai, for instance: whether it's his choice of notes that he chooses to bend on, or his technique.

[@Nick3fldcrd]

Hey man found your videos a few months ago. . .subscribed . . Awesome job!!!

[@rajdeepganguli2274]

Do habits of Synyster Gates.

[@janugur2241]

You touched on some great points here but i have to say that Kirk's guitar playing especially in AJFA album is so underrated that Kirk himself didn't do that again lol. At that album, in songs like Shortest Straw, Dyers Eve, Blackened he uses very strong legato. Especially when he plays a lick to connect a part of the solo with the other it's probably a difficult legato lick wether it's pentatonic or not.

[@justkickz6529]

He actually wrote the creeping death riff when he was 16

[@markwelberg6746]

I hope to be like you one day, shredding along with the all time greats :)

[@neurotic_deth_354]

Do habits of Dave Mustaine !!!

[@germanandreagiri3079]

anonymous drugs. All kinds of it

[@leonidass3448]

anonymous drinking

[@MegaWumba]

he likes to do that fast triplet lick on the b and high e a lot.

[@BrandonYbarra]

I freaking love this video... Wish you can teach me how to play the guitar and rock. Love Kirk and you bro

[@fitzdarragh]

Please do a habits of Rory Gallagher!

[@tristbotha7286]

Kirk Hammet is my favourite guitarist and i think he is the best in the world.

[@bratz2]

You kept saying was or he would? He’s not dead and Metallica is still around.

[@JS-rp7qb]

Are they, though? Are they really?

[@9cmatthew516]

Wahtatonic Scale: This scale is a hardest scale that ever exist. This scale was made by the legendary Kirk Wahmmet How to implemented it correctly: Wah (Make sure u use the signature wah, or else it wont work). Its just the pentatonic scale

[@ProgEnjoyer397]

Please do a habits of Mick Ronson!

[@myguitarcloud5987]

IN A DEFENSE OF MY CHILLHOOD HERO: IT'S A SHAME THAT MR. HAMMETT DOESN'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT AND RESPECT BY GUITAR COMMUNITY! HIS INFLUENCE ON POPULARISATION OF METAL GUITAR AND MUSIC IN GENERAL IS HUGE! HE RECORDED ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE SOLOS/SONGS IN THE HISTORY OF ROCK GUITAR WHICH MAKE HIM A TRULY AUTHENTIC AND ORIGINAL ARTIST! I ALSO AGREE THAT HE DEFINITELY IS NOT THE WORLD BEST LIVE PERFORMER(NOT EVEN CLOSE), BUT EVEN WHEN HE IS A LITTLE SLOPPY AND WHEN HE BENDING A NOTE IN THE WAY HE DOES(LITTLE OUT OF TUNE-AMATEUR WAY), I THINK AND CLAIM THAT HE IS AUTENTIC AND ORIGINAL!! AND IN A FIGHT BEETWEEN : 1. ORIGINALITY/AUTHENTICITY/LEGACY THAT HE WILL LEFT ONE DAY AND 2. LIVE PERFORMING, I WOTE FOR NUMBER 1. ALLWAYS!!! HE HAVE RIGHTS TO PLAY HIS SONGS THE WAY HE WANTS! SO, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, LIVE THE MAN ALONE AND MAKE YOUR MUSIC AND BE AUTHENTIC, AND SHOW SOME RESPECT FOR MR. HAMMETT! HE DESERVES THAT! AND OF COURSE LEAVE HIS WAH ALLWAYS ON! 👌😁

[@dylanrada1620]

Yess! I've been waiting for this for a long time......

[@jesperisaksson466]

Habits of Alex Lifeson from Rush?

[@OptiMystique]

Thx for this, I've been wanting this for a while!!! I enjoyed and I'll keep shredding!! \m/

[@zawiszav9499]

Habits of Dimebag Darrel pleeeaaassss :D

[@b.cguitarcovers2347]

Great video!, its nice to see Kirk etting some respect for a change man🤘

[@stasferguson0]

now habits of yngwie malmsteen. Only if you dare =)

[@paulallenscard8553]

Latner32 Yup

[@20098818]

Eat alot and become obese.

[@SplinteredCompany]

I like learning Kirks stuff, but I find it's not really the technicity of what he plays, but more the speed it's played at that makes it hard. Yes there's fucktonnes of Pentatonics, arpeggios and wah, but I have a lot of trouble when it's supposed to be played at 1000bpm, but It's still fun to play. I'm willing to bet a lot of money that some of the negative commenters here can't even strum a chord let alone play a Hammett lead.

[@jakeguitarguy]

*Habits of Kirk Wahmmet

[@Breaker197]

That bridge riff in creeping death wasn't influenced by James at all. That's pure Kirk. I think it was the video of him in guitar center, where he explains it was the first real metal riff he ever wrote as a kid in good bedroom

[@tradeka4206]

I don't WAHnt to read anymore wah jokes

[@WaLTeRDeFiNiS]

WAH-y?

[@thehunter7422]

Love videos like these. As a huge fan of Kirk Hammett, started learning guitar and bass guitar recently ( edit: couple months back is when i started. Around April May ish of this year) mainly cause of Metallica, been playing drums for a couple years now, Metallica was also one of the reasons for that too lol, they just have so many influential musicians in Metallica. But man , been trying to save up for a Kirk Hammett wah pedal recently, love the tone of his stuff solos wise, and yes i fucking love that riff in creeping death, one of my favourite riffs period. This was a fun vid

[@denizegemenkenes7368]

Habits of chris poland

[@mikeboudreaux9767]

Something takes a part of me Something lost and never seen Every time I start to believe Something's raped and taken from me from me Life's gotta always be messing with me (You wanna see the light) Can't they chill and let me be free (So do I) Can't I take away all this pain (You wanna see the light) I try to every night, all in vain, in vain Sometimes I cannot take this place Sometimes it's my life I can't taste Sometimes I cannot feel my face You'll never see me fall from grace Something takes a part of me You and I were meant to be A cheap fuck for me to lay Something takes a part of me Feeling like a freak on a leash (You wanna see the light) Feeling like I have no release (So do I) How many times have I felt diseased (You wanna see the light) Nothing in my life is free, is free Sometimes I cannot take this place Sometimes it's my life I can't taste Sometimes I cannot feel my face You'll never see me fall from grace Something takes a part of me You and I were meant to be A cheap fuck for me to lay Something takes a part of me Boom na da noom na na nema Da boom na da noom na namena Da boom na ba noom na namena Da boom na da noom na namena Da boom na ba noom na namena Da boom na da noom na namena Da boom na ba noom na namena Da boom na da noom na namena Da boom na ba noom na namena Da boom na da noom na namena Da boom na ba noom na namena Da boom na da noom na namena Go! So fight! Something on the dum na ema Fight, sometimes they fight So! Something on the, dum na ema Fight, somethings they fight Fight! Something on the, dum na ema No, somethings they fight Fight! Something on the, dum na ema Buy, somethings they fight Something takes a part of me You and I were meant to be A cheap fuck for me to lay Something takes a part of me Part of me Part of me Part of me

[@ishankumar6230]

Habits of Yngwie Malmsteen pls :)

[@Geraet]

shred decending licks on one string

[@paulallenscard8553]

Ishan Kumar Yes

[@koosh6876]

Ishan Kumar blonde strat mint picgaurd with a scalloped fretboard Bam

[@LMC-xz6qh]

Harmonic minor scale runs, diminished there-string sweep arpeggios, pedal notes, lots of sweeping

[@skaresimpyy7830]

The bridge riff that he wrote in Creeping Death was written when he was 16 and it's played at the E power chord on the 7th fret on the A string

[@metalmaniac8640]

I always thought Kirk had one of the best lead tones of all time. The dude can sure has hell make a guitar scream and ur right about his use of the wah. He didnt mindlessly just wank on it he knew how to correctly incorporate it into his own style. As far as his rythm goes he isn't well known for it but the dude has to have chops to keep up with the likes of Hetfield. Imo kirk wrote better solos than Dave did in the early years of Metallica.

[@benjaminsuggs4675]

HABITS OF TONY IOMMI!!!!

[@deathcorepig69]

If it weren't for Kirk I wouldn't bother to be a guitar player,he inspired me in more ways than I can explain